Hose-supporting bridge



W. C. MAJOR.

HOSE SUPPORTING BRIDGE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23,1920.

1,384,621 Patented July 12, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

W. C. MAJOR.

HOSE SUPPORTING BRIDGE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23, I920.

1,384,621 Patented July 12, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- W.C. Major" WITNESS- ATTORNEY PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER CECIL MAJOR, 0F NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA.

nosnsurronrino BRIDGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 12, 1921.

Application filed July 23, 1920. Serial No. 398,409.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER CEoIn MAJOR, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Niagara-0n-the-Lake, county of Lincoln, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hose-Supporting Bridges, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends tllBlJlOVlSlOll of a bridge structure for supporting a line of hose elevated across a railway or other track, so that cars or other vehicles may continue to move over the track without bein interrupted.

The principal object of the present 1nyention resides in the provision of an ad ustable and collapsible structure so that it can be varied in the size to meet the different requirements, and also folded in a manner wherein the component parts are compactly arranged to occupy a minimum of space for storage.

T he nature and advantages of the lnvention will be better understood when the following detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the manner of using the bridge.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of one of the supporting end frames folded.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

The device forming the subject matter of my invention comprises a beam 10, adapted to be supported in a manner to be hereinafter described, as elevated across a railway or other track for the purpose mentioned. The beam is preferably a length of pipe which may vary in size, and which may be formed of a plurality of telescopic sections as shown.

The beam 10 is supported by end frames of the construction shown, and each frame is made up of a plurality of pipe sections suitably coupled together. Each supporting frame embodies a base of rectangular construction, from the opposed sides 11 of which rise the convergently disposed legs as shown. Each leg includes a telescopic section 13 and 14, respectively, so that the beam 10 can be supported any desired distance above the ground or surface, the sections 13 and let being held fixed relatively in any given position through the instrumentality of a set screw 15. Carried by the upper extremity of each section 14 is a sleeve 16, each sleeve being arranged in horizontal alinement' to receive the adjacent end of the beam 10. One or both sleeves may be provided with a set screw 17 for holding the beam 10 fixed relatively to the sleeve 16. The lower extremity of each section 13 is equipped with a sleeve 18 which embraces the adjacent side 11 of the base, the sleeve 18 being rotatably associated with the base so that the legs may be collapsed and folded in the manner shown in Fig. 2.

A trough 20 is utilized to support the hose 21 the trough being suspended from the beam 10. The trough may be raised or lowered by means of the cable 22 which is trained over pulleys 23 carried by the beam 10. One end of each cable has associated therewith a hook 24: to support the trough adjacent the opposite ends thereof, while the opposite end of the cable is adapted to be secured in any suitable manner to one of the legs of the end supporting frame.

t is manifest, that the bridge structure can be collapsed and folded in compact form, to occupy a minimum of space for transportation, and can be as quickly and easily set up for use when its use is desired. In order to fold the structure, it is only necessary to remove the beam 10 from the sleeve 16 of the supporting legs, after which the sec tions 1.4 of the legs are collapsed within the sections 13, and the latter mentioned sections turned upon the base to extend across the latter in parallelism with each other. The trough 20 is separated from the beam 10, when the sections of the latter are collapsed, to reduce its size. When in use, the

structure can be adjusted to span any required space, and to support the hose a requisite distance above the ground or surface.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself in the details herein shown and described, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed.

What is claimed is 1. A device of the character described comprising a cross beam, hose supporting means carried by the cross beam, end supporting frames, each frame including a base, and divergently disposed legs, the latter be- .ing composed of telescopic sections, and

means carried by the legs for supporting the base.

2. A device of the character described comprising a cross beam, hose supporting means carried by said beam, end supporting frames, each of said frames including a base, divergently disposed legs rising from the base, each leg including a vertically adjust-able section, means for holding said secmeans suspended from said beam, end supporting frames, each frame including a base, and divergently disposed legs, means carried by said legs for association With said cross beam, each leg including telescopic sections, the lowermost sections being rotatably associated with the base tolie across the latter in a folded position.

In 'testnnony whereof I afiix my signature.

WALTER (113cm MAJOR. 

